English Words: S

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sarcomanoun

A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.

sarcomalikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of sarcoma.

sarcomaticadj

Sarcomatoid.

sarcomatoidadj

Of or pertaining to a sarcoma

sarcomatosisnoun

The spread of a sarcoma throughout the body

sarcomatousadj

Of or pertaining to sarcoma; resembling sarcoma.

sarcomerenoun

The contractile unit of the myofibril of a striated muscle.

sarcomericadj

Of or pertaining to sarcomeres

sarcomerogenesisnoun

The formation and development of sarcomeres

sarcomerogenicadj

Relating to sarcomerogenesis

sarcometricadj

Relating to the length of sarcomeres

sarconecrophagousadj

That feeds on dead flesh, typically that of vertebrates

sarconecrophagynoun

The condition of being sarconecrophagous

sarcopenianoun

Gradual loss of skeletal muscle due to aging, immobility, illness, or combinations thereof.

sarcopenicadj

Relating to or affected with sarcopenia.

sarcophagaladj

Of, pertaining to, or suggesting a sarcophagus.

sarcophagannoun

Any fly of the genus Sarcophaga.

sarcophaginoun

plural of sarcophagus

sarcophagicadj

Meat-eating.

sarcophagiseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of sarcophagize.

sarcophagizeverb

To enclose in a sarcophagus.

sarcophagousadj

Feeding on flesh; carnivorous.

sarcophagusnoun

A stone coffin, often with its exterior inscribed, or decorated with sculpture.

sarcophagusedadj

Enclosed in a sarcophagus.

sarcophagusesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of sarcophagus

sarcophaguslikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a sarcophagus.

sarcophagussedadj

Rare form of sarcophagused.

sarcophagussesnoun

plural of sarcophagus

sarcophagynoun

The practice of eating flesh.

sarcophilenoun

A carnivorous marsupial, especially of genus Sarcophilus

sarcophilinenoun

A Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii).

sarcophilousadj

Having an affinity or fondness for flesh.

sarcoplasmnoun

The interfibrillar cytoplasm of striated muscle

sarcoplasmaticadj

Alternative form of sarcoplasmic.

sarcoplasmicadj

Of or pertaining to the sarcoplasm.

sarcoplastnoun

An interstitial muscle cell

sarcopterygiannoun

Any lobe-finned fish of the class Sarcopterygii, including the lungfish and coelacanths.

sarcopticadj

Pertaining to, or caused by mites of the genus Sarcoptes.

sarcosaprophagousadj

Feeding on dead or decaying flesh.

sarcoscyphaceousadj

Of or relating to the family Sarcoscyphaceae, a family of cup fungi.

sarcoseptumnoun

A mesentery of an anthozoan.

sarcosinatenoun

Any salt or ester of sarcosine.

sarcosinemianoun

A rare metabolic disorder characterized by an increased concentration of sarcosine in blood plasma and urine.

sarcosinurianoun

The presence of excessive sarcosine in the urine.

sarcosisnoun

sarcoma, or the abnormal formation of flesh.

sarcosomaladj

Relating to sarcosomes.

sarcosomataceousadj

Of or relating to the Sarcosomataceae.

sarcosomenoun

A mitochondrion.

sarcospherenoun

A spherical, clonal expanding colony of stem cells

sarcosporidialadj

Relating to sarcosporidia.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 71. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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